Statement of Accreditation Status
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
United StatesTelephone:
Staff Liaison:
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
OPEID:
The OPEID number is used by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) to identify schools that have Program Participation Agreements (PPA) for purposes of eligibility to participate in Federal Student Financial Assistance programs under Title IV.
010149
Student Achievement URL:
WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning.
Current Accreditation Status:
Accredited- Indicates that the Commission has found that an institution has met or exceeded the expectations of the Standards and the Core Commitments to Institutional Capacity and Educational Effectiveness. Initial accreditation is for a period of five to seven years before the next comprehensive review. Reaffirmation is granted for a period of seven to ten years and may be accompanied by a request for interim reports and/or special visits, or a formal Notice of Concern.
Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action:
Friday, February 22, 2013
First Accredited:
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
1949
Undergraduate FTE:
3,329
Graduate FTE:
3,060
Financial Structure Type:
Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported.
Non-Profit
Sponsorship:
Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy.
No Related Entity
Academic Calendar:
The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system.
Semester Plan
Distributes Federal Financial Aid:
Role |
Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | Lisa Bortman | Associate Provost of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation Liaison Officer | lisa.bortman [at] pepperdine.edu |
| Board of Directors Chair | Edwin Biggers | Chair Board of Regents | enjbiggers [at] aol.com |
| Chief Academic Officer | Rick Marrs | Provost & Chief Academic Officer | rick.marrs [at] pepperdine.edu |
| Chief Executive Officer | Andrew Benton | President | andrew.benton [at] pepperdine.edu |
| Chief Financial Officer | Paul Lasiter | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | paul.lasiter [at] pepperdine.edu |
| Director Institutional Research | Lily Pang | Director of Institutional Research | lily.pang [at] pepperdine.edu |
| OPEID |
Location Name |
City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01014909 | Encino Graduate Campus | Encino | Additional | Active |
| 01014920 | Irvine Graduate Campus | Irvine | Branch Campus | Active |
| 01014900 | Pepperdine University | Malibu | Main Campus | Active |
| 01014930 | Santa Barbara Center | Santa Barbara | Additional | Active |
| 01014922 | Silicon Valley Center | San Jose | Additional | Active |
| 01014914 | West Los Angeles Graduate Campus | Los Angeles | Branch Campus | Active |
| 01014915 | Westlake Village Graduate Campus | Westlake Village | Additional | Active |
| Season | Year | Review Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | 2020 | Offsite Review |
| Spring | 2021 | Accreditation Visit |
The following links are to external resources not maintained by WSCUC. They are provided for your convenience.
- National Center for Educational Statistics- College NavigatorThis link will take you to the information page for this institution at nces.ed.gov
- College ScorecardA tool made available by the U.S. Department of Education.
